Almaty city tour

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Almaty, Kazakhstan

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Get to know Almaty better on a private, half-day guided tour of the city. This tour is ideal for first-time visitors who have just arrived. Avoid the risk of getting lost or struggling with public transport in a different language, as taking a tour makes sightseeing easy. Visit Almaty highlights such as the Central Mosque and Kok-Tobe Hill, from where you can admire the views.

This private tour can be customized to suit your needs
Includes a handy pick-up from your hotel
Orient yourself in Almaty at the start of your stay
Visit a range of cultural and natural attractions

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Lunch

Meal is not include

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We will pick up travellers from all hotels in Almaty.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Park Named After Panfilov’s 28 Guardsmen

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Central Mosque of Almaty

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Medeu Skating Rink and Ski resort

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Park Kok Tobe

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7

based on 19 reviews

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Great taste of Almaty

Yenni_W, Aug 2024

I’ve read the other reviews here and realised that those who were lucky to get Dastan as their guide were all very happy. I was elated to receive a text that my tour guide was indeed Dastan. He was very friendly and adaptable. I think the fact that he lived overseas helped him figure out why I asked certain questions; his response perfectly explained what I wanted to know. In fluent English. Highly recommended.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Thank you for your review!

Checks all the boxes, decent introductory city tour.

Jaideep_G, Nov 2023

Overall the tour checks the boxes, that is it. Medeo skating: longish drive and then a glimpse of the skating arena from a distance, that's it. Kok Tobe Hill: the only thing worthwhile here is to have a decent view of the city from the top. There's a direct gondola (cable car) from the city top come here instead of the drive. Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen and cathedral: calm sombre environment ash the war memorial, naturally. The cathedral design and interiors were noteworthy. Good experience. Grand Mosque: was merely a glimpse from the car; it was Friday afternoon prayer time. However, the guide did not suggest anything else given that we could not stop and enter the mosque. Overall it was adequate. The tour started and ended on time (in 4 hours), exactly as mentioned. It covered only those mentioned in the itinerary even though there were other attractions on the way, where one could have stopped for at least a photo opportunity. The guide was courteous and we had a decent general conversation. There's no reason to complain and also there's no reason to be delighted.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Thank you for your review!

Nice introduction to Almaty

Josh_T, Aug 2023

I took this tour on my first day visiting Almaty, and I'm glad I decided to do so. Dastan, who showed me around, is really friendly and knowledgeable about the city and its history. I'd recommend this tour if you want to see the main highlights that the city has to offer and to get a lay of the land.

Choppy but occasionally interesting

Sandra_B, Jun 2023

This was an interesting tour. Our guide texted at the last minute that he would be 30 minutes late picking us up. I didn’t see it for a while, so we continued waiting in the lobby of our hotel for him. He was an hour late. We started the tour asking for lots of stories and history. We love hearing the stories that people tell about their country, history and their values, etc. Our guide readily agreed to do so, but then did not tell any stories during our day together. He basically answered questions and told us what we were looking at, but I did not provide any color or interesting tidbits to make what we were seeing come to life. There were large periods of silence, which our guide spent on his phone. I suspect that part of the issue might have been his English, which wasn’t as strong as we would have expected based on other tours, we have taken in Asia. That said, our guide seemed like a kind person. We first traveled to the Shymbulak (sp) ski resort, which was pretty cool. We paid for the gondola ride up to the top of the mountain, and had a good look around. It’s a beautiful area and would be fun to come back to during the ski season! At that time, our guide asked if we could take a one hour break. We ended up switching drivers once we left at the ski resort (losing the bottled water that we had brought for our tour, but left in the first car, thinking we would return). Our guide dropped us back off at the hotel and promised to return in one hour. He said that the first driver had taken his car to the airport and that he needed to go retrieve it. By this time we were not sure if we wanted to continue the tour with him or not, thinking that we could do an equally fine job, giving ourselves a tour. We ended up waiting for him to return. Our guide came back in two hours, saying that the first driver had passed out from exhaustion in the car at the airport, and he had to take him to the hospital. I wasn’t feeling well, so I stayed at the hotel while my daughter continued the tour. She said it was pretty much the same, where he took her to several places, including a beautiful cathedral, and pointed things out and answered basic questions. She was uninspired. I can only imagine with that being a tour guide is a challenging job, and this particular tomorrow tour was made more difficult with transportation issues. However, I would not recommend using this service if you have a limited / precious time in Almaty. It did not show the city off to its best advantage. This is also the second tour I have booked it with this particular Internet service and the second poor tour. I’ve never had a bad tour in all of our years booking through a different Internet service so I think I will switch back to that one. I hope this helps!

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you for your feedback, we will take into account all the shortcomings in the work. Now we decide about work with this guide.

Interesting tour

Claudia_J, May 2023

Visiting nice spots, nice walks, very nice guide Tschingis We got a lot of interesting information on history and current economic and political developments The right Dosis of information for a first time visit

Response from Host, May 2023

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Nelli_A, Oct 2022

Die Tour dauerte 4 Stunden und war sehr angenehm Ich wurde pünktlich abgeholt und wir sind mit meiner Reiseleiterin Minara erst nach Medeu gefahren und dann in verschiedenen Orten in Almaty, ich fand die Tour viel zu teuer aber auch informativ und nicht zu anstrengend , Danke für den schönen Tag